What upload formats does Biblio.com accept?
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We generally can accommodate nearly any type of upload format or database software, including, but not limited to, the following:
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HomeBase
BookTrakker
BookRouter
Booklist
Record Manager
Bookmate
Prager Inventory Software
Excel (must be exported as delimited text)
Access (must be exported as delimited text)
Tab delimited files
Pipe delimited files
UIEE
Comma separated files
We also accept custom upload formats, with the following minimum requirements:
1. Must be ASCII (text) based (e.g., delimited file format)
2. Must contain the following minimum fields: Your record number, author, title, description, and price
Biblio can accept uploads in nearly any format, as long as the data format is a regular delimited ASCII text file.
We recommend making the first line of the upload file a data dictionary or header, so that there are no misunderstandings about which field is which. We recommend that tabs or pipes be used as delimiters if possible, as tab and pipe characters are rare in book descriptions whereas commas are frequently used.
If you are using a delimited format, we suggest that the description fields are placed last on each line, to ensure that the price is not corrupted through the description containing the delimiter. If you are using any of the fields listed below as boolean fields, please note in the header line what your true value is.
Note for Excel users:
We do not recommend using the csv format as your upload format. We recommend using the save-as .tab tab delimited option in Excel to produce a tab delimited file for upload.
A short sample upload file is included here:
ID STATUS(D=remove) PRICE AUTHOR TITLE CONDITION First(1=True) Format
54 S 4.00 Robert A. Heinlein Stranger in a strange land Excellent 1 hardcover
The full list of fields that Biblio can use are below:
Field Name - Field Type - Description/NotesBookseller record id - text - Record ID for this book
Author - text - Author of book
Title - text - Book's title
Book Description - text - General description of book
Book Price - decimal - Price of book preferably without currency symbols and using the US style periods and commas. 26.34 or 1,234.43 are both valid prices. The European style commas and periods can be accommodated but make sure that Biblio is informed of such.
Book Status - boolean - For sale or not
First Edition - boolean - yes or no
Signed - boolean - yes or no
Format - boolean - hardcover, paperback, or unknown
Dust Jacket Present - boolean - yes or no
Publisher - text - Which publishing house published this book
Publication Date - text - Date this copy of the book was published
Publication Place - text - Place of Publication. ex. GA, Atlanta
Edition Description - text - ex. First stated American Edition.
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ISBN Number - text - ISBN Number, with or without delimiters. Oursystem will remove all delimiters from the ISBN number before use.
Book Condition - text - EX: rubbing on lower left corner of cover
Dust Jacket Condition - text - Condition notes for the dust jacket
Book Illustrator - text - Illustrators name
Book Format - text - Books format description. IE wraps, folio
Listing Keywords - text - Keywords relevant to book
Number of Pages - text - Number of pages book has
Book Catalog - text - Current Books catalog entry
Quantity - numeric - How many copies of the listing you have for sale
Image URL - The location of your .jpg or .gif book images hosted on another internet location.
Other fields will be incorporated and used where appropriate. If you have any questions concerning your software or file upload format, please contact us at
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